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Eurocamp Easter Sale
Eurocamp Easter Sale: An Extra 10% OFF Holidays In June & July
Eurocamp Easter Sale: An Extra 10% OFF Holidays taken between 4th June & 22nd July. Click Here For More Details
The Eurocamp Easter Sale will be running over 7 days until midnight on 31st March. Throughout this period, Eurocamp are offering an additional 10% off holidays taken between 4th June & 22nd July, with customers needing to book by midnight 31st March.
This now means that the savings across this period are up to a massive 40%. To give you some examples, 7 days at the popular La Yole Campsite on the Vendee in France in a 2 bedroom classic can be had for £302 instead of £504 (starting on Friday, 17th June), 7 days at Domaine des Ormes just over the Channel in Brittany in a 3 bedroom espace can be had for £413 instead of £688 (starting on 19th June) and 7 days at Le Vieux Port on the South-West coast of France from 4th June can be had for £260 instead of £434.
You can find the full list of options here: http://www.eurocamp.co.uk/offers-and-news/special-offer-nine
Maybe you could combine one of these trips with being near the action for the European Football Championships which are taking place in France at around about the same time? If you can’t travel during this period, there are plenty of other offers there that might help you.
L’Atlantique Campsite Beg-Meil, Brittany is close to a gorgeous beach in South Brittany. A week here in a 2 bedroom Esprit Mobile Home in June can be had for £224 instead of £374. Click Here For More Details
Camping In France
Camping In France – Hot Deals This Summer From Eurocamp
Eurocamp have some hot deals this summer for Camping In France. There’s a discount of up to 20% until early July and then 10% for the rest of July and during August. These discounts are being offered until February 29th.
A full list of what’s on offer can be found at http://www.eurocamp.co.uk/save-in-the-summer-holidays
All that’s required to confirm your booking is a deposit of £99, but rather than just abandon you to look through the options, we’d much rather point you in the direction of one or two of the best deals at locations I’ve enjoyed visiting and returning to, myself.
I’ve focused on the price range between £900 and £1,000 for a week in August. There are plenty of others for you to check yourself in both lower and higher price categories.
Camping In France – A Week In August For Under £1,000
Camping L’Atlantique, Beg-Meil, South Brittany
A safari tent at Camping L’Atlantique, Beg-Mell, South Brittany. A week in either a safari tent or mobile home at this 4 star camping holiday park can be had for a week in August for under £1,000. Click Here For More Details
Camping L’Atlantique at Beg-Mell on the coast of South Brittany is an ideal location if you are looking for a beachside location and don’t want to travel too far south. There is a beach with rock pools adjacent to the site, while the campsite itself has 2 pool complexes that including an outdoor pool and water slides. There is a restaurant, bar and evening entertainment as well as other amenities such as cycle hire, tennis and table tennis.
There is a range of different accommodation including static caravans and safari tents. Full details can be found at http://www.eurocamp.co.uk/camping-l-atlantique
Camping Les Grottes de Roffy, near Sarlat, Dordogne
Camping Les Grottes de Roffy is near Sarlat in the Dordogne. 7 nights here in a classic static caravan from 13th August have been on offer for £932. Click Here For More Details
Camping Les Grottes de Roffy is a few miles further away from the Dordogne than some of the busier campsites and lies north-east of Sarlat. However this is more than made up by the slightly more spacious layout of the camping park, the friendliness of the site owners and staff and the facilities onsite, especially the pool area and restaurant. The food I sampled there was certainly of a higher standard than is usual on a campsite and both the pool and restaurant area enjoy lovely views down a valley, as seen in the photo above. There is also a tennis court and table tennis courts and children’s play areas.
There is a bit of an uphill walk to the restaurant and the pool but not as severe as that at some other locations. Having stayed there myself, I’m not surprised it scores 8.9 out of 10 in reviews: http://www.eurocamp.co.uk/campsites/dordogne/les-grottes-de-roffy/reviews.html
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Hoseasons School Summer Holidays Offer
Up To £200 Off 2016 School Summer Holidays – Pay Just £30 Now
You can save up to £200 off 2016 your Hoseasons school summer holiday by booking before 31st January. Whether you decide on going back to your favourite location or fancy trying something new, you’ll get Hoseasons “lowest price guarantee”. So book today to get your top choice before someone else takes it. Only a £30 deposit is required to secure your best choice now!
For more details plus terms and conditions, please go to: http://www.hoseasons.co.uk/school-summer-holidays-offer
To give you some ideas of where to book, here are one or two of our own suggestions.
Ladram Bay Holiday Park, Budleigh Salterton, Devon
Ladram Bay Holiday Park is an award winning holiday park near Budleigh Salterton on the coast of East Devon.
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Ladram Bay Holiday Park is an award winning holiday park near Budleigh Salterton. Facilities include a private beach, a lovely restaurant overlooking the sea, a large heated indoor swimming pool, sauna, steam room, jacuzzi, interactive play area, Kayak hire on the beach, WiFi and evening entertainment.
Accommodation includes both static caravans and lodges. Tourer pitches for tents, trailer-tents, caravans and motor homes are also available.
Family owned for over 70 years, Ladram Bay Holiday Park scores 8.9 out of 10 for reviews on Reevoo and 4.5 out of 5 from over 600 reviews and winning a 2015 Travellers Choice award on TripAdvisor
Praa Sands Holiday Park, Penzance, Cornwall
Praa Sands Holiday Park is located near Penzance in West Cornwall. It currently scores 8.9 out of 10 from 159 reviews on Reevoo. Click Here For More Details & Prices At Praa Sands Holiday Park
Praa Sands Holiday Park near Penzance on the Cornish coast has an indoor heated pool, a Spa pool, a Bar with a terrace and sea views and WiFi, a Restaurant, discounts on Green Fees at nearby Praa Sands Golf Club and is within walking distance of a sandy beach. It was a Hoseasons Diamond Award finalist in 2015 and has won other awards. Numerous tourist attractions such as the scenic fishing village of Mousehole and St Michael’s Mount will be on your doorstep.
Norfolk Broads Country Park
Norfolk Broads Country Park is a well-maintained park amidst 6 acres of beautiful mature countryside 6 miles from the glorious Norfolk coast. Click Here For More Details
Norfolk Broads Country Park is ideally located for exploring the Norfolk Broads. Set in the picturesque village of Potter Heigham, with its marina, boatyard and shops, it scores 8.1 in Reevoo reviews.
To browse all the offers however, go to http://www.hoseasons.co.uk/school-summer-holidays-offer
February Half-Term Getaways
If you don’t want to wait for the summer for your next holiday, Hoseasons also have over 2,000 options available, with prices starting from just £79 with discounts of up to 66%: Click Here For More Details
Canvas Holidays New Offers For 2016
Recently Announced Canvas Holidays New Offers For 2016
Canvas Holidays have just announced their new offers for 2016.
The two main promotions are up to 25% OFF holidays for May and June and Easter holidays from £245 per week.
1) Save Up To 25%
This offer needs to be booked by 28 January. One camping holiday park that caught my eye for this offer is Camping les Deux Fontaines in South Brittany. Not too far to travel if using one of the Western Channel ferry routes and well equipped with amenities including an indoor pool in the event of adverse weather.
Camping les Deux Fontaines is a 4 Star camping park at Raguenès in South Brittany with many positive customer ratings. Availability for the May half-term is already on the way to being booked up. Click Here For More Details
There are plenty of other offers too in a variety of areas including Lake Garda, the Loire Valley and sites close to Paris. These holidays can be secured with just a £99 deposit. Click Here For More Details
2) Easter From £245 Per Week
The indoor pool at Camping la Croix du Vieux Pont, near Paris. It’s one of the sites available to book for £245 for a week at Easter. .Click Here For More Details
As this offer headlines an offer for Easter at £245 per week, locations at that price have been featured. Generally they are those in the Paris region such as Camping la Croix du Vieux Pont, featured above and applies to 2 bedroom Classic mobile homes. Other types of accommodation will be dearer.
For more information, please go to http://www.canvasholidays.co.uk/special-offers/easter
2016 Camping Holiday Offers
2016 Camping Holiday Offers From Park Holidays UK
Park Holidays UK have just released details of their early booking offers for 2016.
The main offer is up to £150 discounts on 2016 summer holidays, secured with a £20 deposit, with nothing more to pay until 30 days before your holiday.
Short breaks from £69 per booking are another of the offers.
The offers are scheduled to run until 31st January 2016.
(View A Selection Of Current Availability For These Offers)
Coghurst Hall is a holiday park near Hastings in East Sussex, one of 25 holiday parks on the coast of Southern England, stretching from Suffolk to Devon, operated by Park Holidays UK. Click Here For More Details
Park Holidays UK are the largest provider of Caravan Holiday Parks in the South of England. The locations generally are viewed as a 3 star or 4 star with a cross section of reviews coming in at just over 80% for satisfaction. If in any doubt about a proposed selection, the best place to check is TripAdvisor
Park Holidays UK 2016 Early Booking Deals Video
Advance booking discounts are automatically applied to online prices – and will vary according to date. The table below shows how much you could save.
Newly Launched 2016 Camping Holiday Offers
Newly Launched 2016 Camping Holiday Offers From Al Fresco Holidays
A range of newly launched 2016 Camping Holiday offers have just been announced by Al Fresco Holidays. Depending when you take your holiday, and how long you book, you can save between 10% and 50% on your 2016 camping holiday.
Save Up To 30% On Holidays Of 7-11 Nights
Camping Lanterna, Istria, Croatia. There are 30% savings to be had for 7 night bookings here during the 2016 May half-term week. (Click Here For More Details)
30% discounts are on offer for bookings up to 3rd June for holidays lasting between 7 and 11 nights, and also for holidays of that length starting from the 3rd September. This of course means the popular May half-term holiday at the end of May is available for this discount.
You could for instance stay in a 3 bedroom Vivaldi at Camping Lanterna in Croatia, as featured above, for just £392, the 30% discount saving you £168 on the usual price of £560 for that week…..Read more »
Save Up To 40% On Holidays Of 12-16 Nights
Park Albatross, Tuscany, Italy has a reevoo score of 8.7. A 12 day stay, even in August, will give you a discount of 15%, bringing the cost of a 2 bedroom Puccini down from £2088 to £1775. (Click Here For More Details)
If you are able to book a holiday of between 12 and 16 nights up to 3rd June or after the 3rd September, you’d receive a discount of 40%.
If you are completely tied to the school term, you would miss out on the best offer, unless you can manage to get your children a few extra days holiday, but there is still a 15% discount for holidays of this length between 2nd July and 2nd September. If you’re looking for a holiday between 4th June and 1st July, the discount is 25%…..Read more »
Save Up To 50% On Holidays Of 17 Nights Or More
La Chapelle, Argeles Sur Mer, France. Even in August, a stay of 17 nights or more will get you a 20% discount.
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Up to 3rd June, you can save 50% on bookings for 17 days or more, 40% for stays from 3rd September onwards and 30% for stays from 4th June to 1st July.
Although this rules you out if your holiday is tied to the school holidays, it’s worth bearing in mind you could still save 20% under this offer for holidays from 2nd July until 2nd September…..Read more »
Please note that to take advantage of the above discounts, you must book with Al Fresco Holidays by 4th April 2016.
But why wait until then if you already know what you want? The longer you delay, the more likely someone else will get in first and take the destination and the dates that you wanted so that they’re not available anymore.
If you’re still looking for ideas, why not check out Al Fresco’s 5 new parks for 2016: http://campingholidayparks.com/go/5-new-parks/
Camping On The French Riviera
Some Great Locations For Camping On The French Riviera
Camping on the French Riviera or Côte d’Azur conjures up images of glamourous Mediterranean beaches and famous holiday locations such as Cannes, Saint-Tropez and Antibes. There are certainly some magnificent camping holiday parks along the Riviera so here are a handful of the most highly regarded locations.
La Baume (near Fréjus)
The view from the water slide at La Baume, a 5 star Riviera camping holiday park that’s just a few miles from the thriving Riviera resort of Fréjus. Click Here For Booking Information From Al Fresco Holidays
Just about every visitor to La Baume seems to report back on what a wonderful time they had and then go on to visit again and again. With no less than seven swimming pools and vibrant night time entertainment in the bar and restaurant, there’s plenty happening at La Baume before you’ve ventured into Fréjus itself to enjoy the beaches and Mediterranean ambience.
Being set on the edge of the Esterel Forest, terraced landscaping gives the holiday park a more intimate feel despite it’s size.
Several camping operators offer holiday bookings at La Baume. In my experience, Al Fresco Holidays usually offer the most competitive deals though of course there can be seasonal variations and deals from other operators that occasionally can match or beat them. It’s also always worth comparing it with any deal available as part of a loyalty deal with any operator you’ve used before.
Camping Les Tournels (near St-Tropez)
Camping Les Tournels has a water pool complex that would do credit to a water park, as well as some fantastic scenery. Click Here For Booking Details From Canvas Holidays
Camping Les Tournels is situated on a pine covered hillside between the pictureseque charming hillside village of Ramatuelle and glamourous Saint-Tropez. It overlooks the Bay of Saint-Tropez and a twenty minute walk through vineyards owned by the camping park owner will take you to some golden sandy beaches without the need to drive to them.
The camping park itself has a water pool complex that would do credit to a water park. There are plenty of other amenities too, including a jacuzzi which can be booked in return for a small fee for the duration of your stay, a games room, outdoor table tennis tables, tennis courts and other facilities you’d expect from a 5 Star camping holiday park.
Camping Les Tournels comes under the jurisdiction of the Yelloh top of the range camping holiday parks with whom Canvas Holidays have a close working relationship.
Camping Club Colombier, Frejus
The outdoor lounge overlooking the water park area at Camping Club Colombier.
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Camping Club Colombier, also known as Camping Domaine du Colombier if booking through leading French camping holiday operator Yelloh Village, is another premier camping location on the French Riviera. Situated close to the stylish Riviera resort of Frejus. Top class facilities at Camping Club Colombier include a huge pool complex, complete with a lazy river, lagoon pool and three waterslides.
Other activities at Camping Club Colombier include tennis, basketball, volleyball, boules, mountain bike hire, an outdoor covered gym and 4 children’s play areas. When you feel ready to relax and enjoy the wonderful views, the bar area has some of the best views you could wish for.
A 5 star camping holiday park, Camping Club Colombier scores 8.8 out of 10 on independent review site Reevoo. With the beaches and promenade at Frejus itself just a couple of miles away, you are sure to feel at the heart of the French Riviera. Slightly further away are other prime Riviera locations such as St.Tropez, Port Grimaud and Saint-Raphael. For a longer scenic drive, try the spectacular Corniche d’Or heading towards Mandelieu and Cannes, which offers some of the most wonderful views anywhere in the world.
Camping Saint-Louis (Autingues, near Cannes)
The beaches of Cannes are just a few miles away from Camping Saint Louis. Click Here For More Details From Eurocamp
Just a few miles away from Cannes, one of the premier Riviera destinations, with it’s miles of sandy beaches, promenades, marinas, bars, restaurants, cafes and shops, Camping Saint-Louis is set in a pine clad valley just inland from the Côte d’Azur.
Camping Saint-Louis has a fantastic pool complex with 4 fun zones, at the heart of which is a huge tropical lagoon. There are also three waterslides and a toddler-friendly paddling pool.
There is also evening entertainment in peak season, as well as a bar and a restaurant.
Domaine des Naiades (Port Grimaud, near St Tropez)
A 2 bedroom Espace at Domaine Des Naiades, new to the range of Eurocamp destinations for 2016, lies within walking distance of the attractive marina town of Port Grimaud (often called the Venice of Provence), a few miles from Saint-Tropez. Click Here For Full details From Eurocamp
Domaine Des Naiades is a new addition to the Eurocamp range of destinations for the 2016 season. As well as having it’s own Olympic-sized swimming pool it is less than half a mile from the beach and has been constructed in large wooded parkland. Port Grimaud is a colourful harbour town where you can enjoy all the flavour of the Riviera.
Be advised that the site is on a hillside so a bit of climbing may be necessary, depending where your accommodation or pitch is. If you are a keen cyclist, this camping holiday park is very close to the main cycle path to Sainte-Maxime to the east and Saint-Tropez to the west. Cycle hire is on offer on-site. Reviews suggest Domaine Des Naiades is a steadily improving, up and coming location.
Practical Information
Getting here by road is not quick, it’s generally at least a 12 hour drive from the Channel ports and the Eurotunnel, so at least one overnight stop to break up the journey is advisable, especially in the peak holiday period of July and August when traffic will be extremely busy and hectic. Another alternative is to fly to one of the airports in the area such as Nice, Toulon, Marseilles or Montpellier and then hiring a car for your holiday or taking the train to Avignon.
If you’re fortunate to be able to travel in June or September you’ll find the weather to be just as good and although still lively, it will generally be a bit less busy and more relaxing to get around. Prices also fall quite a bit outside of the peak periods too, so there is also some great value to be had if you’re able to go at those times instead.
Although these camping holiday parks are the top of our list of where to go Camping On The French Riviera, there are many other excellent alternatives to find from the links we’ve posted with the photographs above. Why not mention your own favourite location so we can feature it in one of our next reviews?
The Corniche d’Or, the coastal road from Frejus to Cannes, has some of the best views from any road in the world.
New Eurocamp Camping Parks For 2016
9 New Eurocamp Camping Parks For 2016 In France & Italy
Details of 9 New Eurocamp Camping Parks For 2016 located across France and Italy were released this week. There will be 6 new camping holiday parks in France and 3 in Italy.
Eurocamp have also announced an expansion of their stylish new range of Aspect and Avant holiday homes for the 2016 holiday season.
Domaine des Naiades, Port Grimaud, near St Tropez
A 2 bedroom Espace at Domaine des Naiades, Port Grimaud, near St Tropez, one of 9 New Eurocamp Camping Parks For 2016. This location enjoys an exceptional woodland setting. Click Here For More Details
Domaine des Naiades is in a large wooded park, just outside the colourful harbour town of Port Grimaud and close to St Tropez. As well as being a great location from which to capture the flavour of the Côte d’Azur, this camping holiday park has it’s own excellent facilities, including a heated Olympic-sized swimming pool, two large waterslides, a range of sporting activities, a restaurant, bar and take-away.
The five other new Eurocamp locations in France are at L’Air Marin, Le Mas des Lavandes and Camping Le Front de Mer, which are all on or very near to the Mediterranean coast, Aluna Vacances in the Ardeche and Pomport Beach in the Dordogne.
Camping Le Front de Mer, Argeles-sur-Mer, Roussillon
Camping Le Front de Mer is a large and lively camping park close to the beach at popular Argeles-sur-Mer near the Spanish border. Click Here For More Details
Camping Le Front de Mer is a large and lively camping park close to the beach at popular Argeles-sur-Mer near the Spanish border.
To get a full breakdown of all the new camping parks from Eurocamp, just go to http://www.eurocamp.co.uk/offers-and-news/news/whats-new
Portofelice Camping Village, Eraclea Mare, Adriatic Coast
Portofelice Camping Village at Eraclea Mare on the Adriatic Coast is one of three new Eurocamp Camping Parks for 2016 in Italy. Click Here For More Details
Portofelice Camping Village, one of the three new Eurocamp Camping Parks for 2016 in Italy, has 3 swimming pools and 2 waterslides. It also has direct access to a private sandy beach beyond a pretty pine forest.
The other two new camping parks are at Residence Village, a short distance from Venice, and at Serenella, which enjoys direct access to Lake Garda.
Don’t forget if you decide to book by 5th November, you could get discounts of up to 25% on your booking. All you need to pay now to secure the booking is a deposit of £99.
Al Fresco 2016 Early Booking Offers
Al Fresco 2016 Early Booking Offers – Up To 30% Off Holidays In 2016
If you’re now ready to book your 2016 camping holiday, choosing from over 70 different camping holiday parks in the Al Fresco 2016 Early Booking Offers which are currently available could bring you some or even all of the following rewards:
1) Up to 30% off*
2) Free nights on holidays of 10 nights or more*
3) Free Dover to Calais midweek ferry crossing*
4) Free baby or toddler packs*
5) Loyalty discount of up to £100 for returning customers*
6) Plus a low deposit of only £50 per mobile home*
(* offer currently available until 5th November 2015 & subject to availability)
This is, of course, on top of the other benefits of booking early such as having first choice of the widest range of destinations, types of accommodation and holiday dates before they start to book up. Al Fresco report that demand for 2016 bookings is already strong. Yes, there will be other incentives at a later date but the risk is that your first choices are less likely to be available.
That uncertainty can be removed now with just a low deposit of £50 per stay to secure your holiday choice.
Here are one or two camping holiday parks in France you might like to look at if you’re now ready to start browsing for your choice of holiday in 2016. Don’t forget there are over 70 destinations to choose from, not just in France, but also other destinations including Croatia, Italy, Spain and Holland.
Yelloh! Village Côte de Nacre, Normandy
Yelloh! Village Côte de Nacre, a large & lively camping holiday park in the very popular Yelloh! range is located just across the Channel near the beach at Saint Aubin sur Mer in Normandy. Click Here For Further Information
To help you choose a holiday suitable for your needs, Al Fresco have helpfully produced an index of 4 main types of camping holiday parks, starting with large & Lively camping holiday parks with over 500 pitches down to authentic, value & relaxed independent local parks. Two in-between categories of midsized & sociable and small & friendly are also included. All the parks are helpfully grouped in their relevant geographic location – (Click Here To See The List)
Yelloh! Village Le Club Farret, Languedoc
Yelloh! Village Le Club Farret is a 5 star camping holiday park with a reevoo rating of 9.1 located close to the busy Meditteranean holiday town of Vias Plage. Click Here For Further Information
Canvas Holidays 2016 Offers
Canvas Holidays 2016 Offers For Easter & Early Summer
Canvas Holidays new offers for 2016, available to book from 2nd October, include Easter Holidays from £266 per family and Early Summer Holidays for May and June 2016 from under £200 per week.
Easter Holidays From £266 Per Family
Yelloh! Village la Vallée, Houlgate is just 15 miles from the Channel port at Ouistreham, making it an ideal base for a short break or a stopover to break up a longer journey. Click Here For More Details
The range of Easter options includes both short breaks of a few days or so and longer breaks for the full 2 weeks of the school holidays.
Yelloh! Village la Vallée at Houlgate in Normandy would be an ideal destination if you are looking for a short journey. Other available destinations include Berny Riviere, an ideal spot from which to go to Paris (including Disneyland) and locations in Spain, Italy and the Riviera if you want to travel further in a search for warmer weather, though none of them are immune from spells of cold or wet weather at that time of year.
For a full list of campsites open during the Easter Holidays that you can book during the Easter Holidays, please see http://www.canvasholidays.co.uk/special-offers/easter-holidays
Early Summer Holidays From Under £200 Per Week
Camping Internacional de Calonge is on a hillside overlooking the bay of Palamòs on Spain’s North-East coast near Girona. A week in a 2 bedroom mobile home with A/C can be had here from just £210. Click Here For More Details
Early summer holidays from under £200 per week during May and June 2016 can be snapped up for just a £99 deposit. Free amendments to any booking are also being permitted. Camping Internacional de Calonge, featured above, is one of ten camping options in Spain offered by Canvas Holidays and has consistently enjoyed favourable reviews from holidaymakers staying there, some of whom return year after year.
If Spain is not for you, there are plenty of other alternatives in Italy and the south of France if you are looking for good weather and a break in the early part of next summer.
A full breakdown of details from Canvas Holidays on their 2016 Early Summer offers can be found via http://www.canvasholidays.co.uk/special-offers/early-summer-holidays
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